At Festivals, Fans
Of Radio, Silent Film
Pine for Old-Timers

Eleven actors helped Orson Welles stage his legendary "War of the Worlds" radio drama on Oct. 30, 1938. Just one of them is alive today: 89-year-old William Herz Jr.

Mr. Herz considers himself unworthy of acclaim. After all, he was a bit player in that broadcast; he portrayed a ham-radio operator and had just one line of dialogue. But this weekend, he'll be honored at the Friends of Old-Time Radio Convention in Newark, N.J....